(Reuters) – TikTok returned on the U.S. app shops of Apple and Google on Thursday, as President Donald Trump delayed its ban till April 5 and guaranteed the businesses they might not be fined for distributing or sustaining the Chinese language app.
The favored quick video app, utilized by 170 million American customers, began restoring its providers, weeks after the app went darkish, as Trump assured to revive its entry previous to his inauguration.
Tiktok didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
Trump’s govt order final month delayed the ban of TikTok for 75 days, permitting China’s ByteDance-owned firm to proceed its operations within the U.S. briefly.
The businesses, which run cellular software shops or digital marketplaces the place customers can browse, obtain and replace apps, wouldn’t face penalties for retaining the TikTok app up and working, the directive stated.
TikTok was the second most downloaded app within the U.S., with greater than 52 million downloads in 2024, in accordance with market intelligence agency Sensor Tower.
About 52% of TikTok’s whole downloads had been from Apple App Retailer, whereas 48% had been from Google Play within the U.S. final 12 months, Sensor Tower stated.
Reporting by Shivani Tanna, Bipasha Dey, Devika Nair in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Enhancing by Rashmi Aich
